Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Weight loss question, in need of some insight? -

***PLEASE READ ENTIRE ENTRY BEFORE ANSWERING***I am a 29 year old female who weighs 286 pounds. I began a weight loss program exactly a week ago. My caloric intake for each day has been under 1000 calories, and each day I have gone to the gym and engaged in a cardiovascular workout for at least 30 minutes, buring an approx. 450 calories per session. Before this diet, my eating was truly out of control, and I had NOT exercised for about a year.My question is, why have I only lost one pound this week? Any ideas, insights would be much appreciated.

It could be because you just started this program and your body isn t used to the exercise. I m pretty sure than once you gain more muscle tone you ll start burning it off faster (more muscle = more calories burned), besides, you can t lose it all just like that. Takes time and dedication. Just stay positive and be patient.

Well, your body is adapting to new things. If you haven t exercised in a year, your body may need time to adjust. Second, a pound is great! There is nothing wrong with slowly losing weight. Third, under 1,000 calories? Because you used to eat lotsmore, your body is in survival mode and is holding on to all of the calories it can get. Stick with 1500-2000 calories a day. That s a healthy range. Remember to eat lots of fruits and veggies! Good luck with your new lifestyle and continue in the direction you re going in! -Micayla

It sounds like you are not eating enough. I know that sounds counter intuitive, but if you don t give your body enough nutritious food, it will shut down and hoard fat.I adopted a whole foods, plant-based diet and easily lost 25 pounds. I eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and some soy products. I have tons of energy and my skin looks a lot better too.The site below helped me with meal plans, recipes, and motivation. I also started a walking plan as they suggested. Hope it helps you.

It is not advisable to go below 1200 calories for female.You indicated that you went to the gym and perform 30 minutes burning 450 calories. If the reading is taken from the equipment you are using never trust it. Calories burn depend on a lot of factors and the reading is never accurate. I do advise you to proceed to this website www.lowerbodymakeover.com . I am sure it will help you a lot.

Because you are taking in less calories than your body needs to survive. You cannot drop that low in calories and work out with a good outcome. You are depriving your body of fuel (energy). Your metabolism goes into stall mode or starvation mode. You need to be doing minimum 1200 calories, about 90-100 grams of protein and 30-40 grams of fiber in your diet. Just like you need to put gas in the car you need to give your body fuel to burn or you will just store fat and burn muscle.

Losing weight is always a very hard battle to accomplish but if you have the right learning tools available you can succeed. I lost 56 lbs in five months. I tried everything possible and the only thing that has given me the will power to keep going and the energy was phentramin D. I had so much energy that I wanted to exercise. I have been off of it for a yr and a half and have kept it off.It could be that your gaining muscle too so dont get discouraged. Its hard to stay focusedSource(s):http://www.SlimEffects.com

Your body thinks you are starving it.Your metabolism will shut down and you won t burn fat because your body will need it . You have to eat to lose! The right food and the right exercise and not so few calories!!! I truly believe in weight watchers. It has a great support group and it works!

you are starving your body and therefore it is trying to hold onto the fat you already have because you aren t feeding it.you need to start eating smaller meals throughout the day that are large, but low in calories, lots of fiber and water will help you!

You should probably see a nutritionist or a trainer because that combination of eating and exercising probably isn t healthy for your body. Keep in mind that you re building muscle when you work out, and muscle weighs more than fat.good luck!

Do you have PCOS? Women with PCOS have an extremely difficult time losing weight. A lot of women don t know they have it-- you might want to look it up and see if you have the symptoms.

I agree with most of the people on here saying that you aren t eating enough. What you need to do is eat 1500 to 2000 calories and spread that out over 6-8 small meals a day. By eating more frequently, your body has to constantly digest food and your metabolism will increase. The other factor is that it s not really how many calories but what type of calorie. If you eat 1000 calories and it is all carbs and fat than you are just hurting yourself. You need about 45-65 percent carbs, 10-35 percent protein, and 20-35 percent fat. Protein should be based of your ideal weight and for women (unless you re into bodybuilding) you should take in 1gram of protein for every 2 pounds of your ideal weight. So if your ideal weight is 150 pounds, then you should eat 75 grams protein. Your fat should be from healthy fats like almonds or mixed nuts or fish oil.Take a multivitamin and eat fruits and veggies to keep balanced diet. Lastly, you should try to do cardio first thing in the morning while there is a low amount of carbs in your system so that your body burns fat in place of the carbs.

Don t be too concerned by the amount of weight you lose each week. I suggest that you focus on turning your current program into a habit and strive to exercise and follow a healthy diet plan regardless of weight loss. I find that most people whose end goal is to lose weight ends up burning out and gaining back what they have lost. Try exercising and diet for the sake of a healthier lifestyle, and the weight loss will definitely come.As for your program, here are a few suggestions:1. Do not, and I mean do not, work out 7 days a week. Olympic athletes don t even do this, why should you? your body needs time to rest for your next work out session. Try working out Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, and light cardio on Sat. 2. Your caloric intake is really low, this is counter-intuitive. Your body will shift into survival mode (think hibernating bears) and store any calories you take in as fat for reserve. Once this happens, more calories that you eat afterward are allocated to subcutaneous fat.3. You ve only been in the program for 1 week. Don t expect too much, focus on making this habit! Your weight fluctuates during the day, everyday, due to water contentKeep up the cardiovascular exercise, its good that you took the initiative to do this. Once again, exercise and a healthy diet should not be a means to an end, but an end in itself. This will sustain your motivation longer!

I just started on Papayamine. It is NOT a diet but a whole food! It helps by giving your body all the nutrition it need and is also a fiber so it digests slower. This keeps you full longer nad removes cravings. I take one shake in the morning mixed with orange juice. Then two capsule a couple hours later. Then another shake for lunch. Then two capsules 20 min. before dinner. I have lost a bunch of weight with this.http://www.papayamine.comYou are putting your body into a state of ketosis and causing your body to retain fat. This will also make you gain your weight back very quickly. I suggest you take the Papayamine. You won t be starving your body but you will be consuming low fat and low calories yet still retain a nutritional balance.